The fixture between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow saw a fierce match-up between leg-spinner Rahul Chahar and Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. The hosts went off to a fiery start before suffering a mini-batting collapse. However, a fifty from opener Quinton de Kock and a blazing cameo by skipper Nicholas Pooran kept LSG on course to a decent total.
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It was the 9th over when Chahar came into the attack and Stoinis greeted him with a couple of huge sixes. The LSG all-rounder smashed the second ball over the bowler’s head for a maximum, following it up with another one from over the square leg boundary. A devastated Chahar recollected himself by cleaning up Stoinis on the fourth delivery of the over, giving an aggressive send-off to the all-rounder.
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Chahar bowled a quicker delivery and Stoinis was beaten on the pull and was completely deceived by the skiddy pace. It was the second instance when Stoinis had fallen prey to Chahar in the IPL.
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Earlier, LSG won the toss and opted to bat first Nicholas Pooran walked to flip the coin in place of KL Rahul. The regular captain was named in the squad as an ‘Impact Sub’ whereas the likes of Mayank Yadav and Manimaran Siddarth were handed debuts.
“We’ll bat first. Looks like a good track, runs on the board could be vital. KL is coming back from injury and we’re looking to give him a break in such a long tournament, but he’ll play as an impact player today. Everyone must take the opportunities and perform at their best,” Pooran said after the toss.
Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan said it was a good toss to lose as they wanted to bowl first, given the dew factor at the venue.
“We would have bowled first, lots of dew when we came to the ground (last night). Our lines can be tight, while batting, we can’t afford to lose wickets in clusters. It’s still early in the tournament and we’ve spoken about that in the dressing room. We’ll have to make the most of the powerplay. No changes for us,” Dhawan said.
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